07/05/2026
🙏❤️🇺🇸🦁Please take a moment
The Nuview Lions Club would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the incredible individuals who gave their time , energy and more to make our annual small-town parade a success.
Your dedication to our community has not gone unnoticed. ( we tried to get photos of all of you) The countless hours you volunteered over the past several months helped create a tradition that brings smiles to thousands of people each year.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to put on a parade?
It starts with a group of people who simply believe it’s worth doing.
It begins with volunteers who are willing to lead a committee, organize helpers, and turn an idea into reality. Permit applications are completed, road closures are coordinated with the county, fees are paid, and planning begins months in advance.
Flyers are designed and shared throughout the community. Parade entry forms are distributed. Raffle tickets are designed, printed, cut, counted, banded, and sold. Volunteers create schedules for ticket sales, answer questions, and hand out parade information. Local businesses partner with us by collecting entry forms and fees.
Throughout June, volunteers spend their weekends promoting the event, organizing parade entries, writing announcements for every participant, gathering prizes, and making sure every detail is ready.
The evening before the parade, lineup spaces are marked, road closure signs are placed, and the parade route is prepared. The Lions Club works alongside our local Sheriff’s Department and dedicated community volunteers to safely close roads and ensure everyone can enjoy the event.
Then comes parade morning.
At 6:00 a.m. most of your volunteers are up, the announcer’s trailer is delivered ( likely when we were all sleeping). The school is opened. The stage is set. Roads are closed. Volunteers are already hard at work. To many spectators, it looks like everything magically comes together—but behind the scenes, it’s the result of months of planning and hundreds of volunteer hours.
As the parade rolls by, the announcers introduce each entry, winners are recognized, trophies are presented, photos are taken, raffle tickets are drawn, and our community comes together to celebrate what makes our little town so special.
When the last entry passes, the work isn’t over.
Everything must be taken down, packed away, organized, and stored for next year. Decorations and supplies are put away. Road closure signs are collected. And the following day, volunteers return once again to clean the parade route and pick up any trash left behind.
We continue this tradition every year because we love what it represents: community, patriotism, neighbors helping neighbors, and creating memories for generations of families.
If you’ve ever thought about getting involved, we’d love to have you join us. Whether you can volunteer for one hour or many, every helping hand makes a difference.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to every volunteer, business, sponsor, participant, law enforcement officer, and community member who helped make this year’s parade possible.
The Nuview Lions Club is deeply grateful for your hard work, your generosity, and your dedication to keeping this special tradition alive for our wonderful community. We couldn’t do it without you! ❤️🤍💙
